Wyomissing Area High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wyomissing, PA)

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' 1 Sciences error and no longer hesitate to shorten our woes. Science -INIAURICE MAETERLINCK. J. jones listens intently as Mr. Hartman explains Mr. Jesse Sheetz points out the internal organs that the copper sulphate will be removed from the of the frog on a plaster model used in biology water in the flask by distillation. SENIOR HIGH SCIENCE After having received a general intro- duction to science in junior high, the senior high student is ready to specialize in biology, physics, chemistry, or senior science. Mr. Sheetz teaches the tenth and eleventh grades their first laboratory science, biology. Students are acquainted with the organs and various systems of plants and animals as they dissect worms, clams, fish, and frogs. In physics, Mr. Weik stresses the study of heat, light, sound, electricity, mechanics, and atoms. Laboratory periods are devoted to proving related theories by group experimen- tation. Chemistry, one of the senior science courses, is taught by Mr. Hartman. Students learn about the structure of matter and the composition and properties of various ele- ments and compounds. Senior Science, taught by Mr. Sheetz, is an advanced general science course which is offered to those seniors not taking chemistry. classes. Mr. Sheetz and Mr. Hartman exchange views during the judging of science projects in the cafeteria.

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Science The A day will come when science will tum upon its Mr. Harry Manderbach emphasises that 15,600,COC,COO of our suns could be put into the largest star. Mr. Manderbach and Mr. Weik examine the newly acquired Vandegraf generator and cloud chamber. Mr. Clarence Weik explains the principle of the lever to physics students T. Finn, W. McShane, and R. Smith. JUNIOR HIGH SCIENCE Because science is such an essential part of any school curriculum, much emphasis is placed upon a generalized study in junior high school. Under the direction of Mr. Mander- bach, junior high students are introduced to some of the many phases of science. The seventh grade studies such topics as air, fire, fuel, water, and simple machines. Through the outdoor education system seventh and eighth graders are given the opportunity to put their science to practical use. The eighth graders study weather, the human body, com- munications, and the solar system while the ninth graders study work, heat, light, food, environment, and plant and animal life. Stu- dents exhibit their science ability through science projects, some of which are entered in the annual Berks County Science Fair.

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,ty 1, .it Margaret Stover QMrs. Arthur? and seniors S. Pierce and B. Ruth find cookie-baking a pleasure. D. Searfoss and D. Spang receive some expert advice in the art of wood-working from Mr. D. C. Shirk. Pay close attention, says Mr. Shirk to P. Hawman and B. Jamison, who are learning to operate a driver practice machine. The Let every man be occupied, and occupied in the highest Home Economics The Home Economics Department of Wyo- missing, under the direction of Mrs. Stover, offers junior high students a wide range of subjects to prepare them for future lives as homemakers. Some of the main topics studied during the year are: nutrition, child care, social relationships, in- terior decoration, and family health and safety. Senior high students' courses vary according to their abilities and individual interests. Home Economics is a valuable course, for it develops imagination and originality while it helps students contribute to better home and family living. Industrial Arts Mr. D. C. Shirk, head of the Industrial Arts Department, endeavors to introduce each boy to the basic tools and materials of the 'lshop . In the compulsory courses of the seventh through ninth grades, the boys become accustomed to working with various hand and power tools, and learn the fine points of mechanical drawing and blueprint reading. Pupils may elect the course in senior high as their schedules permit. Elective photography allows interested tenth and eleventh graders to increase their knowledge of camera operations and darkroom techniques. Driver Training With Mr. Shirk at the wheel, tenth grade Stu- dents are piloted through a course in driver ed- ucation from which they emerge eager and capable learners . The classes, which meet once a week, use textbooks prepared by the American Automobile Association and the Digest of the Ve- hicle Code of Pennsylvania to familiarize them with the rules of the roadn. This is augmented by pamphlets, films, special lecturers, and acci- dent clinics in which causes and preventions of local accidents are discussed. After completing this course and receiving a learner's permit, pupils begin actual road-training under the watchful eye of Mr. joseph Pitcherello, licensed driver-trainer instructor.